Defending Champions France unveiled a 25-member squad for the upcoming World Cup in Qatar on Wednesday. Manager Didier Deschamps has been pressured to go for a younger midfield resulting from absence of Paul Pogba and N’Golo Kante.
Real Madrid’s Benzema, Camavinga and Tchouameni make it to the squad (Courtesy: Reuters)
By India Today Web Desk: Defending Champions France unveiled their 25-member squad for the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2022 on Wednesday with some huge names included within the squad.
The likes of Karim Benzema, Kylian Mbappe, Antoine Griezmann, and Raphael Varane have all been included within the squad by supervisor Didier Deschamps. Varane, who’s presently out of motion resulting from an harm, has made the lower for the journey to Qatar.
France, nevertheless, will probably be lacking some huge names in midfield, with the likes of Paul Pogba and N’Golo Kante being dominated out of the FIFA World Cup resulting from harm.
This meant that Deschamps needed to go for a younger and inexperienced midfield that consists of Real Madrid duo Eduardo Camavinga and Aurelien Tchouameni and AS Monaco’s Youssuf Fofana.
The French squad for the FIFA World Cup will include three goalkeepers, 9 defenders, six midfielders, and 7 attackers. The full 25-member squad chosen by Deschamps is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Alphonse Areola, Hugo Lloris, Steve Mandanda
Defenders: Lucas Hernandez, Theo Hernandez, Presnel Kimpembe, Ibrahima Konate, Jules Kounde, Benjamin Pavard, William Saliba, Dayot Upamecano, Raphael Varane
Midfielders: Eduardo Camavinga, Youssouf Fofana, Matteo Guendouzi, Adrien Rabiot, Aurelien Tchouameni, Jordan Veretout
Forwards: Karim Benzema, Kingsley Coman, Ousmane Dembele, Olivier Giroud, Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappe, Christopher Nkunku.
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Karim Benzema would be the man main the assault line for the reigning World Champions. However, the Real Madrid striker and Ballon d’Or winner has been fighting accidents this season.
However, Deschamps mentioned, as quoted by Stadium Astro, that the French striker is aware of that the World Cup is essential and can do all the things to be match for the match.
“Benzema has had a few minor injuries, but he knows that the World Cup is a very important moment,” Deschamps mentioned after revealing his 25-man squad on Wednesday.
“He will do everything, like the whole group, to be 100 percent.”
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Nov 10, 2022
